Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BELMOPAN88
2008-02-14 20:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Belmopan
Cable title:
BIO -- BELIZE SENIOR GOVERNMENT ADVISOR (MINISTERIAL RANK)
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UNCLAS BELMOPAN 000088
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TAGS: PINR PGOV BH
SUBJECT: BIO -- BELIZE SENIOR GOVERNMENT ADVISOR (MINISTERIAL RANK)
DR. MANUEL ESQUIVEL
UNCLAS BELMOPAN 000088
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FOR WHA/CEN - ROIS BEAL, INR/B
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PINR PGOV BH
SUBJECT: BIO -- BELIZE SENIOR GOVERNMENT ADVISOR (MINISTERIAL RANK)
DR. MANUEL ESQUIVEL
1. Dr. Manuel Esquivel was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow
to the position of Senior Government Advisor with Ministerial Rank
on Monday, February 11, 2008. Following is his biography.
Address as: The Right Honourable Dr. MANUEL ESQUIVEL
DPOB: May 2, 1940, Belize City
2. Education:
Holy Redeemer Primary School and St. John's College High School in
Belize City
Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University in New Orleans
(1962)
Post-graduate certificate in physics from the University of Bristol,
England (1966)
3. Career/Employment:
Retired from politics in 1998 and currently owns retail store Price
and Company
1993-1998 Belizean Prime Minister
1989-1993 leader of the opposition
1984 -1989 Belizean Prime Minister
1982 elected to the House
1979 appointed to the Senate
1976-1982 UDP party chairman
1963 - early 1970's Physics and math instructor St. John's Junior
College in Belize City
4. Political Affiliation:
Esquivel is a founding member and, prior to the 2008 elections, the
only Prime Minister from the United Democratic Party. Considered
the "senior statesman" of the party, Esquivel continues as an
advisor to the party on monetary and fiscal issues and is the
chairperson of the party's ethics committee. He was appointed to
Her Majesty's Privy Council by Queen Elizabeth II which is a
life-time appointment and confers the title Right Honorable". He
also holds an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Loyola
University.
5. Family:
In 1971, he married London overseas volunteer Kathleen Levy with
whom he has three children. His daughter, Laura, has been a City
Councilor with the UDP since March 2006.
6. Languages:
Esquivel is fluent in English and has basic reading and
conversational skills in Spanish.
HILL
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR WHA/CEN - ROIS BEAL, INR/B
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PINR PGOV BH
SUBJECT: BIO -- BELIZE SENIOR GOVERNMENT ADVISOR (MINISTERIAL RANK)
DR. MANUEL ESQUIVEL
1. Dr. Manuel Esquivel was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow
to the position of Senior Government Advisor with Ministerial Rank
on Monday, February 11, 2008. Following is his biography.
Address as: The Right Honourable Dr. MANUEL ESQUIVEL
DPOB: May 2, 1940, Belize City
2. Education:
Holy Redeemer Primary School and St. John's College High School in
Belize City
Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University in New Orleans
(1962)
Post-graduate certificate in physics from the University of Bristol,
England (1966)
3. Career/Employment:
Retired from politics in 1998 and currently owns retail store Price
and Company
1993-1998 Belizean Prime Minister
1989-1993 leader of the opposition
1984 -1989 Belizean Prime Minister
1982 elected to the House
1979 appointed to the Senate
1976-1982 UDP party chairman
1963 - early 1970's Physics and math instructor St. John's Junior
College in Belize City
4. Political Affiliation:
Esquivel is a founding member and, prior to the 2008 elections, the
only Prime Minister from the United Democratic Party. Considered
the "senior statesman" of the party, Esquivel continues as an
advisor to the party on monetary and fiscal issues and is the
chairperson of the party's ethics committee. He was appointed to
Her Majesty's Privy Council by Queen Elizabeth II which is a
life-time appointment and confers the title Right Honorable". He
also holds an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Loyola
University.
5. Family:
In 1971, he married London overseas volunteer Kathleen Levy with
whom he has three children. His daughter, Laura, has been a City
Councilor with the UDP since March 2006.
6. Languages:
Esquivel is fluent in English and has basic reading and
conversational skills in Spanish.
HILL